links for 2009-08-04

• Large Hadron Collider Struggles, Adding to the Mysteries of Life
  "After 15 years and $9 billion, and a showy “switch-on” ceremony last September, the Large Hadron Collider, the giant particle accelerator outside Geneva, has to yet collide any particles at all. "
  (tags: Science NYTimes Physics Europe CERN)
• Michael Pollan On Cooking As A Spectator Sport
  "The Food Network draws more viewers than any of the cable news channels, but Americans are actually cooking less than ever."
  (tags: NPR Food Television Business Sports Trends)
• Mom's Macaroni Salad Recipe
  I love macaroni salad, so I'm going to try to whip up Elise's mom's macaroni salad recipe before summer's over.
  (tags: Food Recipe Blogs Cooking Family SimplyRecipes)
• Comedy Writing: How To Be Funny
  "When it comes to writing comedy, every syllable counts. Host Scott Simon talks to Mike Sacks, author of And Here's the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers On Their Craft, and writer and director Harold Ramis about the art of being funny."
  (tags: NPR Work Comedian Humor Business Tips)
• A World Springs to Life on an Urban Wall
  "Os Gêmeos, Brazilian Graffiti Artists, Create a World on a New York Wall"
  (tags: Art, Graffiti, Deitch, NYC, OsGêmeos, Brazil, NYTimes)